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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification; -- of a liquid.
  • adjective (Physiol.) supplied with oxygen by respiration; -- used of tissues or especially blood.
  • adjective supplied with carbon dioxide.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of aerate.

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  • adjective supplied with carbon dioxide
  • adjective (of a liquid) treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for purification

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Examples

  • The Dutch have even experimented with floating architecture, using a material called aerated concrete.

    unknown title 2009

  • Stabilised soil blocks are generally denser than a number of concrete materials, such as aerated and lightweight concrete blocks, while exhibiting densities similar to those of various types of bricks (e.g. clay, calcium silicate and concrete bricks - see table I. 1).

    Chapter 4 1987

  • Nyuk Moi cooked the gleanings with a kind of aerated mud, some grass, and a bird that had not been dead too long.

    Hawaii Michener, James 1959

  • Hence there is an analogy between this chronic rheumatism and the diseases which produce gravel or gout-stones; and it may perhaps receive relief from the same remedies, such as aerated sal soda.

    Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766

  • The honey is raw, untreated and definitely not aerated in any way.

    White Gold Honey, reviewed | Baking Bites 2009

  • The closest product to it would be whipped honey - which is aerated until it is thick in order to make it spreadable - but White Gold Honey is still much thicker.

    White Gold Honey, reviewed | Baking Bites 2009

  • Because you make the box small enough to reach everything without stepping in the dirt, your soil stays aerated.

    Boing Boing 2009

  • In addition ... the DNR will require that bass are kept within well-aerated containers of water (near or above 100 percent oxygen saturation) before and after the weigh-in.

    Should Maryland Ban Summer Tidal-Water Bass Tournaments? 2009

  • Mulch prevents weeds from sprouting up in your garden, keeps soil moist and aerated, protects your plants from soilborne diseases, replenishes the soil as it decomposes, and keeps your yard and garden looking well tended.

    Maria Rodale: Beth Terry's Plastic-Free Gardening Adventure, Part 2 + Giveaway Maria Rodale 2011

  • Some chemicals and a good aerated livewell or baitkeeper system will assure that they are lively all day.

    Is This The New World-Record Largemouth? 2009

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